As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation is focused on the myriad of factors which make our city unique and successful. With an emphasis on strengthening this region's competitiveness in the global economy, the Foundation works with many partners to publish cutting edge research, hold public forums, and convene task forces of experts and stakeholders to create action agendas for real change.
The new report from the Fenway Institute and TBF's Equality Fund highlights the growth of the state's LGBTQ population, and the continuing disparities between LGBTQ+ people and straight, cisgender adults in areas including health care, mental health, employment, and economic stability.
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Sperry, who joins TBF from the Museum of Science, will play a key role in helping the organization reach broader audiences and elevate TBF’s voice across Greater Boston and beyond.
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New research from MassINC Polling Group and a coalition of nonprofit and civic partners finds that the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) is making a difference for tenants and landlords in the Commonwealth. Still, both groups say there are opportunities for improvements that can help MRVP address housing affordability and availability.
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The Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation announced today that it has been awarded a $1 million grant from Eastern Bank Foundation. The funds, to be distributed over five years, will be used to expand the Equality Fund’s grantmaking reach at a critical time for LGBTQ+-serving and -supporting organizations in Greater Boston.
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GBH reports on new research from Boston Indicators and the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, which finds that older adults in the Boston area are struggling to make ends meet entering retirement, with low-income seniors, especially seniors of color, vulnerable.
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The Boston Globe highlights findings from a new report from Boston Indicators and Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research, revealing that in MA high cost of living and entrenched inequality leave low-income and older residents of color vulnerable.
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MassNonprofit News shares TBF's announcement of $2.625 million in grants to 77 organizations through a special round of the Foundation’s Safety Net Grants program. Originally intended to distribute $2 million, it was expanded with extra support and commitments from TBF’s donors.
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Boston Magazine names the 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2025 featuring TBF President and CEO Lee Pelton in the fifth spot, Executive Director of the Asian Community Fund at TBF Danielle Kim, four members of TBF's Board of Directors, and dozens of TBF partners.
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In a new report, the Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation and the Fenway Institute explore the data and metrics around the state's LGBTQ+ population. While the data show increasing numbers of young people identifying as LGBTQ+, troubling gaps remain for some groups, leading to a series of recommendations for change.
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A survey conducted by MassINC Polling Group with the Boston Foundation and other partners finds that the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program gets high marks from tenants and landlords alike -- but that lingering challenges are reducing the program's effectiveness.
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In this new report, Boston Indicators collaborated with Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research to pair a quantitative look at the income and wealth of older households with a set of structured interviews that reveal how low-income, low-wealth seniors stretch their limited resources to make ends meet.
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In this report, produced by MassBudget for Boston Indicators' Racial Wealth Equity Resource Center, researchers explores family child care businesses through the lens of sustainability and wealth-building. and explores how we can help FCCs grow and become financially stable.
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Our Winter newsletter explores the many dimensions of our work in Child Well-Being, which spans issues from maternal health partnerships to early education and care - and ranges in scope from grantmaking for startup ventures to robust advocacy for maternal health and child care funding.
